The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-03
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John Flunegan-Dld yon have q con
versation with Samuel Ralnton wher
Mike Cahan was preacntp 4i,
Yes; Ralston said he would do snythips
to save Baker. ~ don't know what
wouldn't do 10 help him." S2lH s 3, N
Gross examined-l heard no talk Of
lynehing, FEstl ,f5l IfiI, : y ''5Ss I"
Thomas Gafdner-t was guard on Tues.
day, tho 10th Of May. 5'sa. 31' M Z &
DID Mr.. Samuel Ralston say ANYTHING
about seeing tho woman on Monday /? Il
do said he did not know whether he
saw Mrs. Baker utter Baker wont away or
not. He repeated 1t the second time.
There was q pause Of at least a minute be.
tween the two statements. He kind Of
stopped down and when ho raised up he
Said II nm not certain about It," M a
D. Il. Keaggy-I was one OF the Coro.
ners Jury. l was present with Samuel
Ra!aton, Smith Miller and others the day
OF the inquest. 3ss.g'5; z vs. nj \. =
What did Mr.. Ralaton say about the
woman having on a bonnet Z n i5.,liI
One OF the men asked Ralston II the
woman, might not have had on bonnet.
Rslston said: swell, will not DO sure.n
| suggested that the two men Baker dee.
oribsd-as coming to rent the ground for
boarding house should be detained, They
started away on Wednesday, bnt came
back and stayed four or five days, when
they went away finally. They had to 90
to Kings Greek to get their time from the
boes, then to Collier's Station for their
money. They were not arrested, only de.
tanned, and became responsible for their
appearance. SIfij X y r,Jl 4, 'f,.5
Thomas Sharp-Did you the day before
the funeral, on the commons, hear Samuel
Ralston say that he was not sure a per.
con could not be sure Of anything, but he
said he believed he had seen Mrs. Baker
after Baker loft? ~
! did hear him say go. "a.
Samuel Ralston-Do you you know
Mrs. Hattie Morrow? siS III. 6 5.flT 5's
l do not IS b. <. g 4
Did you in the presence Of a lady with
Mrs. Dan Swearinyen on Tuesday,the 10th
OF May, on the commons in the Cove, say,
II saw Mrs. Baker alter Baker left saw
her with her sunbonnet on,"' and did Mrs.
Morrow say, "Why, I don't soc how you
could tell her with her sunbonnet on"
and q, did you say, Il knew her even with
I l want to explain about the bonnet. I
saw a woman In the orchard that had
bonnet on and thought it Mrs. Baker,
but the woman In tbs yard had no bonnet
on. I did not say ! knew her even if she
had bonnet on. Il q 81, q g, l.,s3
Mss. Hattie Morrow-Am a relative of
young Mr.. Morrow. I was with my broth.
Or at the time OF, tho murder. I came to
the Cove Wednesday afternoon; went
to the McWha house; l met Mrs. Swear
ingen; | had a conversation in which
Samnel Rsls!on look part. BE said he saw.
Eliza in the back yard with sunbonuet
on. 4 said, Il don't zee how you could
know her with the uunbonnet on.n. He
|Esid, x know her." snd he threw down q
stick he was whiting and said, II wish
I did not know anything about it, }5i3
Crosa.examined-1 was in the room talk
ing with Nj. Brown and McSweeney two
or three minutes talking about this case.
BAKERS CONVERSATION. IA. N d
S!ats asked Baker whether in presence
OF Crirawell you told him that Mrs.
Baker aud you we're in the orchard when
someone called at the house, whom you
suggested return TO the house, but Mrs,
Baker preferred to go on with the CONVEX
ton. When we did return to the house,
Mrs. McWha Haid these railroaders have
been here again, rung the front door bell
and then went around to the kitchen door
and l shut the door in their face. Mrs.
Baker said: Why, mother, it was not the
railrosders, 1t WAS Mira Swesringen. "a
i never made such statement,
Then John CrisTell said: I had such a
conversation with the prisoner. a b tlti..}E
Crosa-exemined-Frank Smith, Robert
Meskelly and William Anderson we're
with me- at the jail; we went away TO-
gather; | never repeated 1t until two days
ago. l live at the Black house. ,t
Mis-. BAKERS BONNET,
Court here took recess until o'clock
P. NJ. Long before that hour the Court
room was filed to Overlooking, and swell
tering humanity were prepared to take
another sweat. 4. ag:8.
Jesae Gable was called. He said-I uaw
Samuel Rsls.on at the McWna House
when the Coronsr's jury were in session.
Did he cay that Mrs. Baker had bon.
net on 2 i555 Z. 4 a j3l55}ti
( He did. ss3 I; 81 ; a
Gross Exsminetion-It is is difficult to
know what was said, as there was so much
talk. I did not hear him say before the
Corouer's jury that the woman he saw did
not have bonnet on. @
lfTDaniel Swearingen-I live in Ohio near
Stsubenville. y Am the husband Of Lucy
ISwearingen, who testified in this case. "a +
an acquainted with Baker. He paid me
some money in SteubeayilleS last spring;
my brother was with mo !; at the corner Of
Market and Fourth streets, Stenbenville.
My fon was ut home. He wore glasses.
He quit wearing glasses about the lat OF
March. He did not wear them again until
about Eve weeks ago. 4 q II e d g M
Mrs. Swearingen, sister.in-law OF Mrs.
| Nc Wha-1 wes out on the commons not
far from Rslston's shanty on the day the
| Jury was there. Ralston said he saw MIS-.
Baker out in the garden on the 9th about
o'clock. She had on q sunbonnet. Il Ha
ssid he knew her by the bonnet. BE was
whiting stick, which he threw down,
and said he wished be did not know, any
thing about it. sS Y 5ya: (.
Croes.sxaminstion-Mr. Morrow asked
him two questions. He was talking
with my son Daniel Swearingen, whsn
We came up. .f$j} W.. III
l45Sf7f 81 TIE MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS. !,
Mi. Cups-I am q locomotive engineer;
was running last 9th Of May, 1887; passed
Holidays Cove at y to ! that night; SAW
two men that attracted my attention, near
the Cove station; when I passed them
they turned their backs to me; the small
one had q cap, on. a n Ky Nh N
Defense offered in evidence eundry lot
tara Of NJ r. Y Baker to Rakar tn ahnu, III a